Sanskrit quote nr. 3405 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अविश्वस्ता स्त्रियः सर्वा अधमोत्तममध्यमाः ।
यः कश्चिद् विश्वसेत् तासां पश्चात्तापैः स दह्यते ॥aviśvastā striyaḥ sarvā adhamottamamadhyamāḥ |
yaḥ kaścid viśvaset tāsāṃ paścāttāpaiḥ sa dahyate ||
Index
Presented above is a Sanskrit aphorism, also known as a subhāṣita, which is at the very least, a literary piece of art. This page provides critical research material such as an anlaysis on the poetic meter used, an English translation, a glossary explaining technical terms, and a list of resources including print editions and digital links.
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: Consider this as an approximate extraction of glossary words based on an experimental segmentation of the Sanskrit verse. Some could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned.
Avishvasta (avisvasta, aviśvastā, अविश्वस्ता): defined in 2 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Saru (सरु): defined in 6 categories.
Adhama (अधम, adhamā, अधमा): defined in 13 categories.
Uttamam (उत्तमम्): defined in 3 categories.
Uttama (उत्तम): defined in 21 categories.
Adhi (अधि): defined in 12 categories.
Ama (अम, amā, अमा): defined in 12 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Pashcattapa (pascattapa, paścāttāpa, पश्चात्ताप): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hindi, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kannada, Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit verse. If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
- Line 1: “aviśvastā striyaḥ sarvā adhamottamamadhyamāḥ”
- aviśvastā -
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aviśvastā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- striyaḥ -
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strī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sarvā* -
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saru (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- adhamo -
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adhama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adhama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]adhamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uttamam -
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uttamam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uttama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uttama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uttamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- adhya -
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adhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]adhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√dhā (verb class 1)[aorist middle first single]√dhā (verb class 2)[aorist middle first single]√dhā (verb class 3)[aorist middle first single]√dhā (verb class 4)[aorist middle first single]adhi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- amāḥ -
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ama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]amā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√mā (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single]
- Line 2: “yaḥ kaścid viśvaset tāsāṃ paścāttāpaiḥ sa dahyate”
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kaś -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cid -
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- Cannot analyse viśvaset*tā
- tāsām -
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sā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- paścāttāpaiḥ -
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paścāttāpa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dahyate -
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√dah (verb class 1)[present passive third single]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
buy this bookThis quote is included within the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha (महासुभाषितसंग्रह, maha-subhashita-samgraha / subhasita-sangraha), which is a compendium of Sanskrit aphorisms (subhāṣita), collected from various sources. Subhāṣita is a genre of Sanskrit literature, exposing the vast and rich cultural heritage of ancient India.
It has serial number 3405 and can be found on page . (read on archive.org)
Sanskrit is the oldest living language and bears testimony to the intellectual past of ancient India. Three major religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) share this language, which is used for many of their holy books. Besides religious manuscripts, much of India’s ancient culture has been preserved in Sanskrit, covering topics such as Architecture, Music, Botany, Surgery, Ethics, Philosophy, Dance and much more.